Filling in the Gap: Some Thoughts on Dr. Parker’s “Psychiatric Diagnostic Labels: Functional or Static?”
Transcription So you’ve got the “traditional” psychiatric community on the left that engages, to some degree, in the “talking cure” whereas, on the right you have the neurophysiology that underlies those terms and have a tangible physical existence within the brain. The problem is that gap between the left side and the right side, the [...]
You Have A.D.D. And You Can Succeed: A Rebuttal By “Paradigm Of Thought” – Part II
A Bit of Background: A lengthy comment on the blog post You Have A.D.D./A.D.H.D. and You Will NOT Be Rich and Famous resulted in a lengthy response on my part that became the blog post You Have ADD/ADHD and You Will STILL Not Be Rich and Famous. The author of the lengthy comment, Paradigm of [...]
Does God’s Foreknowledge Preclude Mankind’s Free Will, or, Can You Have A.D.D. and Be Happy?
If God is all knowing and powerful; if God created every living (and non-living) thing; if God already knows what the future holds, then is it possible for human beings to have free will? Free will assumes that humans are able to make choices in accord with their own desires. But how is this possible? [...]
Science versus the “A.D.D. Self”
The “Gift or Curse” debate about A.D.D. is really a debate over how to “live” science and how to live one’s life. It is a debate – a battle – between “the science” and “the self.” The science paints a dismal picture of A.D.D.ers as people who are more likely to have financial problems, career [...]
Sorry, Virginia, But I Have Bad News
Sorry, Virginia, but I have bad news. There is no Santa Claus and there is no cure for A.D.D./A.D.H.D. At a later time we can examine the Santa Claus issue but, for now, I would like to examine the “Cure for A.D.D.” issue. 1. There is no cure for A.D.D. because there is nothing to [...]
